title: Working towards quality--developing an approved course.
abstract: Developing a course in complementary therapies is both exciting, demanding and means embarking on new territories previously uncharted. The following is a short guide to how the first nationally approved professional course for nurses and midwives was developed.
authors.affiliation: Manchester College of Midwifery and Nursing, UK.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Faltermeyer
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education*; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care